When civil war started in Syria, Pastor George Moushi didn’t flee. He stayed when bombing meant neighbours had to run to his house in Qamishli for cover. And he stayed again when Covid-19 saw people hide in their homes from the silent killer while being threatened with financial ruin and starvation. He stayed because, alongContinue reading “God Didn’t Leave Us Says Pastor in War-Torn Syria”
Category Archives: Struggles
Oh My Failing Flesh
It was a rough July. Twice I was unexpectedly hospitalized and needed the whole nine yards of medical intervention: ER, ICU, and regular hospitalization. No, not for the reason you might expect. In fact, I’ve tested negative for COVID-19 twice. I’ve never tried to hide my age, but I have recently bragged in print thatContinue reading “Oh My Failing Flesh”
Remember Who You Were
It is a settled spiritual principle that small thoughts of sin lead to small thoughts of Christ. If we think we have been forgiven little, we will love little (Luke 7:47). The same principle applies, however, to those who have simply forgotten how much they’ve been forgiven. And to one degree or another, we areContinue reading “Remember Who You Were”
We Cling to the Scripture
It’s a Sunday evening and we’re just kids—black kids, in fact. We should be outdoors in fading daylight, slurping Mama’s homemade ice cream, catching fireflies, watching our parents laugh with neighbors, changing the record player—turning it low to soft-serenade our long-running, after-church meal. Instead, dinner’s over and we kids are back at church. And getContinue reading “We Cling to the Scripture”
How Far Will You Go?
The city of Fargo is situated in Cass county of South Dakota. In 1996, Fargo became the title of a Coen brothers film which was in fact filmed totally in Minnesota around their fictional version of the small town of Brainerd, which like a multitude of other small towns in the mid west, also claim to beContinue reading “How Far Will You Go?”
Unprecedented Times
They were living in “unprecedented times.” It was their “new normal.” And they were all “in this together.” They were a group of desert nomads wandering in the wilderness with no idea of what would happen one day to the next. Some missed the certainty of the past, others had a mixture of hope andContinue reading “Unprecedented Times”
Waves of the Storm
The late Ethel Waters, a performer who often sang at Billy Graham crusades was best known before she became a Christian for her rendition of the popular song, “Stormy Weather.” Later as a Christian she was once asked to sing this song, but replied, “No Sir, I’ll never sing ‘Stormy Weather again, since Jesus came intoContinue reading “Waves of the Storm”
COVID’s Second Strike on Low-Income Families
The coronavirus pandemic has had an adverse financial impact on low income families, new research has found. A study by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) and the Church of England found that eight in 10 low income families had been left worse off as a result of Covid-19. Nearly half said they were sufferingContinue reading “COVID’s Second Strike on Low-Income Families”
It’s Not a Waste of Time
I lay alone in the hospital bed with searing pain coursing through my body. For three months, I had been unable to stand or sit for longer than 30 minutes. The doctors had no solutions for my constant nerve pain and debilitating muscle spasms. In my agony, I wondered if my calling to Christian teachingContinue reading “It’s Not a Waste of Time”
Good Friday Waits for Us All
“My baby’s dead! My baby’s dead! My baby’s dead!” This is the refrain playing from the living room as I am jolted out of slumber by my father. What is this awful sound? Why is my mom screaming? “Mikey’s dead, son.” Mikey? My dad never called Mike Mikey, but there is no easy way toContinue reading “Good Friday Waits for Us All”
